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Sic Semper Tyrannis!
Really? So ... since I'm a "liberal" (according to many on here) I was somehow breaking an unwritten rule by laughing at the stupid nonsense jokes instead of whining about who said what and who laughed at it?
I've seen what you've written Kitten, I don't think you are a lib. You seem to hold just as many cons. positions as liberal positions. I would say if you cared to bone up on political ideology per se, as opposed to just issue by issue positions, you would probably end up being more conservative than not.
On this issue, I'm in your original camp, I didn't really care. I'm just in here sharp-shooting cuz I'm bored.
Wow ... you are one of the few who read most of my posts. LOL It's not a bad thing nor am I being sarcastic. I was referring mainly to those like *cough*Willow*cough* who seem to think that since I disagree with some of her views that I am some flaming liberal. So, I stand corrected, you are not one of those.
However, I will clarify my point. Many liberals are like me, the original liberal ideology that I follow was a simple "live and let live" idea, which was their original stance on everything before the strange desire to censor people. Since then I have pushed from the label myself, simply because censorship does not coincide with my personal ideals. But the conservatives are also spinning from their center, and oddly the two are somehow merging on ideologies lately, just different sides.
I do agree that the current Dem party is not your granddad's democrat party. I also agree that civil libertarianism that used to be a part of the liberal ideology has been supplanted by some sort of mind control PCism weirdness. Great book on the subject I read in college: Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus by Dinesh D'Souza. Old now, but still true.
On the right, I'm not sure what to make of the Republican party. I joined it in the 1980s when being a Republican meant you agreed with Ronald Reagan. Considering he left office with a 63% approval rating (never mind what people say now, most agreed with him and liked him when he was there), it wasn't hard to do. Now that I've had time and space to see what the Republicans throw out when there is no Ronald Reagan, I'm not sure what they stand for, but it certainly isn't what I signed on to. If they get back to emphasizing personal responsibility; sound economic practices; a strong, but little used military; practical, non-controversial pro-family policies, then I'll look at signing up again. For now, I'll remain a non-aligned Libertarian.